TEDDY ROOSEVELT Walk softly and carry a big

TEDDY ROOSEVELT “Walk softly and carry a big stick!”

Bell Work 1. Who were the Progressives? 2. Who was the 26 th President of the United States?

Teddy Roosevelt • born in New York • When he was born, doctors said that he would probably never reach his teenage years (sickly). • lived though his childhood and became an active young man • graduated from Harvard University

Very involved young man… • As a young man, Teddy liked to participate in many activities including: » » » hunting fishing hiking swimming boxing The general idea was…if you could do it outside, Teddy was doing it!!! This led to him eventually joining the Army.

ROUGH RIDERS • Teddy joined the army and started a unit called the “Rough Riders” that were well respected for their abilities. • fought in the Spanish American war <<< Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill

So how did this rough, tough, loud, cowboy get to be President of the United States?

• President Mc. Kinley was elected as the 25 th President of the United States • He had selected Teddy Roosevelt as his Vice President to secure more votes • In 1901, he was shot and killed SO…… In 1901, Teddy Roosevelt took over as President of the United States

Trustbuster • Teddy Roosevelt is perhaps most well know for breaking up trusts (or monopolies) • broke up more than 40 business that were eating up the “little guy” • helped Ida Tarbell defeat Standard Oil

Conservationist • Teddy’s love for the outdoors also led him to work at saving the US wild areas • What is the root word in conservationist?

Civil Rights Pioneer • Teddy was the first President to invite a black man to the White House for dinner. < Booker T. Washington

Active Outdoorsman • Even as President, Teddy liked to participate in outdoor activities • loved to hunt and fish • boxed in the back yard of the White House • played with his kids

Social Reformer • Teddy fought to reform some of the many problems the industrial revolution had brought to the US • Worked on making slaughter houses, textile mills, and other industrial complexes more safe for common man

Teddy as a National Icon • Many people looked at Teddy Roosevelt as the “way a President should be” • he was a progressive President – means he fought for the common man